Emma's POV“Good.” He said slowly before settling in his seat and opening his portion of the food. While Draven was not looking, I stole a few glances at him. I was not mistaken, something has definitely changed. I can feel it…He was starting to treat me better.He was being gentle.And if Draven is really the one who saved me, then the things which I saw before fainting on the road must be real too. The thing I witnessed in his eyes, a thin line differentiating his fright of losing me and relief of finding me…Could it be that Draven was always in love with me but he was never able to see it and yesterday when he thought that he was going to lose me forever, he realized his feelings.Butterflies erupted inside me along with acid.It was a bittersweet feeling and brought me heaps of confusion rather than joy.He is refusing to divorce and seems adamant to not give up on me. He is also treating me better.Could this be…The door slammed open, not letting me finish my thoughts. Draven
Emma's POVThe shopping trip was planned for the afternoon, even though Draven stalled the trip saying that he had work, we all knew that he just wanted to make sure I was getting a good rest before carrying on with any activity. It was evident by his constant checking up on me and bringing me something to eat every now and then.He did not even allow me to come downstairs for lunch and brought it up himself with the help of a housekeeper. I said, “Why did you bring it upstairs? I was just about to come down.”I yanked off the blanket and was about to get off the bed when Draven stopped me and practically nudged me back into the bed, “It's ok. We are here. Go back to your bed.”I sat down like a little child and looked at them like a fool. Draven made sure to ask me what I felt like eating before asking the kitchen to cook something. I wanted to keep it light and simple with an Alfredo pasta and butter omelette.The man kept the portable table on the bed and signalled for the houseke
Emma's POV“I will always believe you.” I don't know how much my soul was parched to hear these words from him. Draven and I disagreed on many things but at least now I know that he trusted me and my words meant something to him.I lowered my head and said, “Sorry…”“Don't be. If I was in your place, I too would not have trusted you to listen to you.” He said.Alex's expressionism changed and he looked at me confused. He was quick to notice that Draven's attitude had changed towards me.He squinted his eyes, asking me wordlessly what was going on. I shook my head slightly, saying that nothing was going on.I asked, “Did any of you find any information about the person who caused that accident?”“No.” Alex said, “We have tried everything and approached every way possible but we could not find a single thing about this person. It is as if he doesn't even exist and the ploy to kill you never even happened.”“So? Are we going to give up now? Is that it?”“No. Of course not.” Alex said, “
Emma's POVAlex threw all the excuses he could think of and the Alpha had a counter solution for everything. After trying unsuccessfully a few times, the man finally gave up and left. “I will call you.” Alex waved goodbye at me and closed the door behind him.As soon as Alex said that he would call me, Draven, who was walking towards my bedside muttered under his breath, “We will see.”I almost choked on my own saliva when I heard him say that. Maybe Draven thought that he was being very subtle with that but I managed to hear it. He did not seem to notice that I had heard him and pretended to be oblivious as well. But I could no longer handle the flowers sprouting within me.I felt like I was sucked back to the time when we were still in college and how I used to get happy by something as insignificant as him acknowledging my greetings. The feelings erupting inside me were uncontrollable and the fact that we hate each other was slowly slipping out of my senses.Why was this happenin
Emma's POVThat night, after we returned home, Draven decided to stay and I did not stop him. To be honest, I just couldn't make myself ask him to leave. I was strangely craving his presence, I don't know why.I was on the balcony, looking at the vast night sky and pondering to myself. Draven joined me and stood next to me, “Hi.”“Hey.” I smiled.He passed me the robe and said, “It is cold.”He was right, it was indeed freezing and my frail pyjama fabrics weren't helping me much either. I accepted the robe from him and put it on.Draven noticed that I was deeply in thought about something. He asked, “What are you thinking about?”At first, I wanted to dismiss it as nothing significant but I ended up telling him the truth, “It's the kids. I feel like they are growing up too fast.”“Too fast? How?”“I don't know.” I said honestly, “It was just yesterday I feel like they were born and tomorrow they are starting school.”Draven was really empathetic, he said, “It happens but they are not
Emma's POVThe alarm woke me up the next day and I could see the sun shining brightly out of the window. I stretched and held the blanket close to my chest to cover my naked body. A drowsy smile painted my face when I remembered the previous night.Draven and I had slept together a lot of times but none of those times could compare to what we shared last night. He was extremely gentle, treating my body like a shrine and loving me till I was overwhelmed. I did not know that he was capable of being so passionate and loving. In short, he just blew my mind. Earlier, I used to be extremely repulsed by his advances but last night when he took the lead, I was not at all uncomfortable and gladly let my guards down. Even Draven seemed to have had a change of heart regarding me.Our dynamics have changed completely and none of us were feeling alarmed or threatened by it.Damn…If I knew it was this easy to fix my relationship and save my marriage, I would have got myself kidnapped and touched
Emma's POV“Hello there.” She wished me, grabbing my attention. “Umm… Hello.” I wished back without even knowing who she was.She looked just around the same age as me but I could tell by the way she was carrying herself that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Her dress was one from the latest collection of Thomas Haves, one of the most celebrated designer in the world. For her to get her hands over it just few days after it's launch, she must be mad rich. She was strikingly gorgeous and her professionally done makeup only enchanced her natural features.But there was something about her smile. It was warm and friendly but something about it was giving me creeps. Of course, I did not act upon my instincts and shook my hands with her.She introduced herself, “Marcela Gray. Luna of the Bloodmoon Pack.”Oh, the Bloodmoon Pack.They are one of Silvermoon's ally but our packs don't interract much because Bloodmoon Pack was very far from ours. “Nice to meet you.” I said, “I am
Emma's POVEven when I was eating, I could still feel a few people look at me with animosity. I did not know if this was really happening or I was being paranoid. I assured myself that it was all in my head; this day was an important day for my kids and I did not want to ruin it by starting a drama.I ignored whatever was going around me and concentrated on having a good time with my family.After lunch, we had another activity. We went to the school's playground and sat down in our respective places. The students were invited for a friendly game of dodgeball.Asher and Ashel were extremely excited and went over to play. The teams were being divided and the ambience of the playground was really nice.Suddenly, I heard a commotion not too far away. I turned my head towards the direction to see Asher and another kid fighting.The entire playground was stunned to see this sudden outbreak and stopped their respective work to look at the two boys rolling on the floor, pulling each other's
Emma's POVI hung up on the call and texted Alex, asking him to meet me after the festival. The man replied with a thumbs up instantly and asked me where the kids were. I told him that Robin already took the kids and asked him to head to the venue directly.As soon as I hit send, I heard a knocking on my door. The housekeeper was coming out of the kitchen to open it but I asked her to stop.I knew it was Draven at the door; I almost stood up to open the door but changed my mind at the last minute. I did not feel like opening it so I laid back on the sofa and started scrolling my phone. I heard the knocking on the phone again, this time more intense than last time. He was getting pissed! “Good!” I thought to myself and nuzzled on the couch, enjoying the videos.Ten minutes later….I looked at the clock and finally stood up from the couch. I took leisurely steps towards the door and opened it to be greeted by Draven's furious face.“What took you so long?” He asked, holding himself ba
Emma's POVI hung up on the call and texted Alex, asking him to meet me after the festival. The man replied with a thumbs up instantly and asked me where the kids were. I told him that Robin already took the kids and asked him to head to the venue directly.As soon as I hit send, I heard a knocking on my door. The housekeeper was coming out of the kitchen to open it but I asked her to stop.I knew it was Draven at the door; I almost stood up to open the door but changed my mind at the last minute. I did not feel like opening it so I laid back on the sofa and started scrolling my phone. I heard the knocking on the phone again, this time more intense than last time. He was getting pissed! “Good!” I thought to myself and nuzzled on the couch, enjoying the videos.Ten minutes later….I looked at the clock and finally stood up from the couch. I took leisurely steps towards the door and opened it to be greeted by Draven's furious face.“What took you so long?” He asked, holding himself ba
Emma's POVAfter sending away the kids, I went back to my room to do some final touch-ups. I was ready, all I had to do now was wait for Draven to come pick me up.I dragged my long dress down the stairs and decided to wait for him on the stairs. I made my routine call to a member from each department and made sure that everything was going smoothly. Thankfully, it was! No disputes, no malfunctions, no last minute crisis.I closed my eyes and laid back on the couch. Just then my phone buzzed, I checked the notification not expecting anything but as soon as I saw the name of the sender, my eyebrows loosened.“Hey, doll. Looking pretty in that dress.” Xavier, from whom I hadn't heard for almost ten days, texted me out of nowhere. I immediately sat up straight and called him.He answered my call on the very first ring. “A direct call? Seems like someone missed me a lot.” He licked his lips and teased me over the call.“Xavier! Where the hell were you? I thought you were dead.” I complai
Emma's POVThe next day…“Mom, can I stay back?” Ashel asked as I was looking in the mirror, trying to put on my eyeliner.I asked, “Why, sweetie? I thought you were excited for the festival.”“I was but I am not anymore.” He pulled the bow in his dress and sulked at me, “What kind of dress is this?”For the festival, men and women are required to wear the traditional clothing of werewolf culture. Women had dreamy outfits as the main attire consisted of a flowing, floor-length gown made from luxurious fabrics such as silk or velvet. The gown is typically a pale, shimmering colour, such as ivory, silver, or pale blue. They were required to pair it with a headdress, decorated with extensive decorations. As for the men, they were required to wear Habit à la française, which as you can see, looked ridiculous. Imagine being an apex hunter and showing up in balloon pants and a bow.Asher did not know that there would be a dress code. He only found out two days ago when the dress was deliv
Emma's POVwas not expecting him to ask this question all of a sudden and did not have an answer for it. I stared at him, blinking blankly as I tried to come up with an answer.The dynamics…How did I forget about the dynamics between us? We are a couple going through a divorce. Today does not typically happen, how am I supposed to handle it?Draven stepped closer and asked, “You seem to have forgotten that we have applied for a divorce, Emma. I am fighting for custody of our children. I forced you to come to the festival.”His voice was as dark as his eyes and haunted me. I could feel the colours draining off my face as fear overtook my expressions.He growled, “Think about it, do you still want to be next to me? Don't you want to run away?” He took a step towards me and I involuntarily backed off. This caused him to stop and smirk, “Thought so.”He stepped back and turned to leave, welling me with guilt. “Draven, stop. I didn't mean to.” “You should stay away from me, Emma. I wil
Emma's POVI was not expecting him to ask this question all of a sudden and did not have an answer for it. I stared at him, blinking blankly as I tried to come up with an answer.The dynamics…How did I forget about the dynamics between us? We are a couple going through a divorce. Today does not typically happen, how am I supposed to handle it?Draven stepped closer and asked, “You seem to have forgotten that we have applied for a divorce, Emma. I am fighting for custody of our children. I forced you to come to the festival.”His voice was as dark as his eyes and haunted me. I could feel the colours draining off my face as fear overtook my expressions.He growled, “Think about it, do you still want to be next to me? Don't you want to run away?” He took a step towards me and I involuntarily backed off. This caused him to stop and smirk, “Thought so.”He stepped back and turned to leave, welling me with guilt. “Draven, stop. I didn't mean to.” “You should stay away from me, Emma. I w
Emma's POVDraven walked to the front and said, “I think that is enough. You will get dizzy.”“No, I am never getting off of this.” I said at the top of my voice. His face was clouding with worry seeing how fast this was going. He said, “Emma, I am serious. Get down! I don't have a good feeling about this.”“What are you worried about?” Just as soon as I said this, my hands slipped off the bar and I went flying off the swing.“Careful!” Time seemed to have slowed down as I found myself falling towards the ground. I closed my eyes, preparing myself to hit the ground but instead of the cold, hard ground, I fell on something soft but rigid.I stayed there for a while, feeling two arms tightening their grip around me. That was when I opened my eyes to see Draven heaving, there was a mask of fear and worry on his face.He somehow managed to work fast and grab me, saving me from falling off and breaking my nose.His clutch was so tight that I felt like my bones were about to crush. I was j
Emma's POVI asked, “So, you don't have any fond memories of your childhood?”“No. I think I don't even know what it is supposed to feel like.”I grunted, agreeing with him, “You know, I relate with you.”“You do?” He raised an eyebrow, “But you were in the pack and Gamma Austin looks like he is a good father.”“He was a good father to my brother, not to me. Even though they adopted me and let me live with them, I was still an outsider.”“I am sorry you had to go through that.”“No no! Why are you sorry? Even you had a shitty childhood growing up.” I smiled at him, “It used to bother me once upon a time but it doesn't matter anymore.”“Yeah.” He took the last bite of his meal and said, “There is nothing we can do about it. It's long gone.”I opened my mouth to agree with him but shut up immediately when I remembered something. I put down my fork and grinned at him, “Let's go!”“Where?” I got up from my seat and grabbed his hand, “Let's go!”“But your food…”“Let's go go go!”I starte
Emma's POVHe did not wait for me to say anything and got out of the car. He walked up to my side and opened the car door, silently asking me to step out.I crossed my arms and turned away, “No. I am good.”“You haven't eaten anything since afternoon.”“I am not hungry.”I heard his wolf groan in frustration but there was no expression on Draven's face. He was calm as usual.Just when I thought that he had given up, he swiftly unbuckled my seatbelt and picked me up in his arms again. Before I could even realize it, I was dangling over his shoulder and watching him carry me inside.“Draven, you creep! Put me down.” He turned a deaf ear against my protest and carried me inside the cafe. We were inside now and the weird way he was carrying me attracted everyone’s attention. The guests stopped what they were doing and stared at us in confusion.“Alpha?” One of the customers asked, “Is everything alright?”“Yes.” He replied, “My wife is just upset. You can all go back to your work.”My f